The dock software should recognize charging thresholds to distinguish between a real unconnected power issue and charging thresholds preventing charging (both software come from Lenovo, integration should not be a problem).The dock software should check to see if a dock is connected EVERY TIME the computer is turned on, wakes up or starts up from hibernation.TB3 WKS Dock connection problem Recommendation to Lenovo: When connecting push the left side of the connector to make sure it is fully connected. Solution: Make sure the cable is always well connected. In this case, the lack of charging is intentional. The software sometimes produces false alarms if you have charging thresholds set in the computer.The warning do not seem to appear if I hibernate the notebook and then wake up connected to the dock.Sometimes the dock software will warn me that no power is connected, but the warnings are not consistent.I have several times wondered, why my notebook is losing battery just to realize that there is no power connection.
It is easy to fix, but equally easy to miss.
Sometimes the initial connection is not that good, then again sometimes moving the notebook slightly on the table can cause this. This can happen when the connector is slightly turned to one side, and the power connector does not connect. Sometimes when you have connected to the dock, it will still not charge the notebook. (Note that the downloads differ from PC-to-PC.ThinkPad TB3 Workstation Dock Problems and solutions Not charging You should get the updates via the Lenovo Vantage application that comes on the PC, but you can also manually download them from the Lenovo website. And the firmware update requires that the Intel Thunderbolt IO Controller must be enabled in the system’s BIOS. The fixes consist of a driver update and a firmware update, which need to be installed in that order.
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